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Hypulus simulator
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

Hypulus simulator
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 31, 2005
Size: 6 mm
Found two of these handsome little guys under bark of oak log.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 3 June, 2005 - 5:42am
Last updated 26 September, 2006 - 8:21pm

Moved
Moved from Prothalpia.
… Jim McClarin, 26 September, 2006 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

This beetle also has
a longer non-arcuate pronotum with a slight flare out at its base and the antennae seem to be uniform in color, both of which traits augur in favor of Hypulus simulator (=Hypulus trifasciatus). Since dorsal marking also are a far closer match, I am moving this to Hypulus simulator, which is on the UNH checklist for New Hampshire beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 26 September, 2006 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

Prothalpia undata, Family Melandryidae
Specimens of Prothalpia undata LeConte, Family Melandryidae. Never common, but found under bark without too much trouble.
… Donald S. Chandler, 27 July, 2005 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

 
Don, this species may be Hypu
Don, this species may be Hypulus simulator rather than P. undata. They are similarly colored, but P. undata has a zigzag basal marking on the elytra rather than the longitudinal streak. H. simulator also has very large basal depressions on the pronotum, half the pronotal length or more.
… Larry Watrous, 26 September, 2006 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Larry, thanks. Both species are nicely sorted under the respectively wrong names in the collection. I must admit, I did it.
… Donald S. Chandler, 6 January, 2007 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

 
No Web pix
Thanks Larry. I googled you and found credentials, but the only photos I was able to google up were the four on this page :-( Next time I encounter this species I will be able to get some better pix of it.
… Jim McClarin, 26 September, 2006 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Pix
Check images at MCZ type database; Hypulus trifasciatus Melsh is a synonym of H. simulator, and Prothalpia undata holotype.
… Larry Watrous, 26 September, 2006 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

 
That cinches it for me.
See other comment above.
… Jim McClarin, 26 September, 2006 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Don!
I wondered how long it would take to get that one IDed. What do you think of the site?
… Jim McClarin, 27 July, 2005 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

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